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Crisis Management Lessons From Boeing’s 737 Max Disasters

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5 webinar “Crisis Management on an International Stage: Takeaways from Boeing’s Biggest Crisis and Time Spent in the West Wing.”. The airlines themselves have to return their fleets to service. It certainly doesn’t reflect a majority of the 100,000-plus employees at the company. We were playing catchup.

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American Airlines Soars Through A Potential Crisis

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At least one company learned something about PR and reputation from the United Airlines fiasco earlier this month. This time it was a scuffle between an American Airlines flight attendant and a passenger who had tried to put a stroller in the overhead compartment. This is how it’s done.

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Social Media Crisis Management: PR Communication Stategy

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Nonetheless, those that seriously affect the brand, its employees, operations, and leadership can have devastating and long-lasting effects. The acceleration of social media has added to the challenges of crisis communications, an impact that a Pentland Analytics study says has doubled the impact on shareholder value. Priority One.

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S&T Live Recap: For Southwest Airlines, a Complex Crisis Required a ‘Thoughtful Communication Plan’

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“Whenever we get into any crisis moment, the guiding principles for us are compassion and action,” said Linda Rutherford, chief administration and communications officer for Southwest Airlines. We needed to be sure that we had good information getting out to our employees, so that they, in turn, could educate customers,” she said. “We

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Can PR Take Ownership Of Reputation?

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Few corporate CEOs will deny that a company’s reputation colors every aspect of business, including marketing, talent recruitment, employee relations, shareholder relations, and the customer experience. Yet, even though reputation management is prized, it’s not always well understood. In fact, the 2017 U.S.

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When The CEO Should Be The PR Spokesperson

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A truly critical event, like one that involves loss of life, major litigation, or a viral story like the United Airlines incident of 2017 usually requires an ongoing commitment by the company chief. It’s not always about crisis management. To manage a corporate transition. To announce a new strategy.

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United Flies Into Another PR Storm

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But for public relations and crisis experts, United’s immediate response was also troubling. As of midday Monday, the airline had issued the following statement. According to other passengers on the flight, the airline said it needed four seats to fly its own employees to Louisville.

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